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nanpa luka the fifth, not five of 'em I'm not sure of the construction here: it is a vocative to the first person, followed by an imperative. I guess you can command yourself and someone else you are speaking for. I probably would have gone with 'o mi tu li lon' [time!] I meant 'fifth', not 'five'....

pona! sina toki pona e ike sina. mi wile kepeken e sona pi sike suno mi tawa pona sina.

musi nanpa pi luka tu pi jan Katulu sina wile sona e ni: nanpa seme pi pilin uta sina li pona kin tawa mi? ni li nanpa pona: nanpa li nanpa suli pi ko ma ni. ni li ko ma pi ma Lipija; ni li ko ma pi ma tomo Kiwene pi kasi moli pi jan sin; ni li ko ma lon poka e tomo toki pi jan sewi Jowe en lon poka...

musi pi nanpa luka pi jan Katulu jan Lepi mi o! o mi sina lon! o mi sina olin! o mi sina pilin lili e toki lili pi mije pi sin ala poka pilin ike! tenpo mute la suno li ken anpa en sewi. tenpo taso la suno li anpa tawa mi sina. tenpo ni la mi sina li lape lon pimeja awen. o pana e pilin uta ali tawa...

Catullus 85 (Odi et Amo) pilin ike en pilin pona li tawa mi. mi pali e seme? sina li wile e seme? mi sona ala. mi sona e ni: sina tan pi pilin ike e mi. http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=Catul.+85&fromdoc=Perseus%3Atext%3A1999.02.0003 http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=Catul...

Catullus 78 jan Keli li jo e jan sama tu. meli olin pona li jan sama ni. mije lili pona li tawa jan sama ante. jan Keli li jan pona. ona li wan e olin suwi. meli pona en mije pona li unpa olin. jan Keli li jan pi sona ala. ona li sona ala e ni: ona li mije olin. ona li jan sama pi jan mama. ona li p...

1 mi pana e lipu mute lili tawa seme? ona li pona kin kepeken kiwen pi telo ala. jan Koneliju o, mi pana e ni tawa sina. tempo mute la toki jaki mi li pona tawa sina. sina li jan taso pi jan Itala li pali e ni: sina li sitelen e tenpo pi ma ale lon insa lipu mute suli pi tu wan pi kama sona pi pali...

The link to the Perseus Hopper (Latin and English) is at the bottom of the post. Catullus 16 (Pedicabo et Irrumabo) jan Oleli pi jan unpa anpa o! jan Puli pi jan unpa uta o! mi wile unpa uta e sina. mi wile unpa anpa e sina. sina pilin e ni: sina sona e mi tan musi mi. sina pilin e ni: mi kiwen ala....

Sike Suno Sina

sike suno sin ni li sike suno sina.
sina sona e seli suli lon insa sijelo.
selo sina li seli sama soweli.
sina pilin e sinpin sin kepeken sinpin sina.
(13-15-13-15)

(only missed 'sewi')

I could change it to "mi ante e sama", but that would throw off the structure - besides polyvalency is a good thing in poetry if you intended it. It's a riddle and a reflection - all this poetry I've been reading is causing me to think a lot about identity and persona and personality.